Women's Health

Menopause, which is considered a normal part of the aging process, typically occurs in women between the ages of 40 and 50 – after they’ve not had a menstrual period for 12 consecutive months. There is also something known...

You’ve just found out you’re pregnant; it’s an exciting time, you can’t wait to start telling friends and family when the time is right, you’re already thinking up design concepts for the nursery, and are looking forward to what...

Nowadays, contraception isn’t just about preventing pregnancy. It has many other uses including treating symptoms related to menstruation and other health issues. As a result, contraception can have a significant improvement on one’s quality of life.
As mentioned, preventing pregnancy...

Almost every woman that has a period will also have menstrual cramps. It is, unfortunately, a normal part of a woman’s reproductive system. For some women, however, the cramps can be severely debilitating. If this is the case, it’s...

Finding out you’re pregnant can be an exhilarating time. However, it’s not at all uncommon for first-time mothers-to-be to also experience overwhelming feelings of fear, uncertainty, as well as anxiousness and nervousness. Whether it’s from at-home kit or done...

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) – sometimes referred to as Polycystic Ovarian Disease and Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome – is a hormonal condition that affects anywhere from 6 to 10 percent of Canadian women, and is due to an imbalance of...

Infertility, which is defined as the inability to conceive after one year of regular, unprotected intercourse, is something that is much more common than you might realize. In fact, 1 in every 6 couples in Canada experience problems with...

STDs – also known as Sexually Transmitted Diseases – are on the rise in North America, with the United States at the forefront of an alarming rate of diagnosed cases of chlamydia, syphilis, and gonorrhea, this according to a...

Women and men share a lot of the same health issues, but they also share their own gender-specific health issues, too, due to the differences in male and female anatomy, which go well beyond their reproductive and skeletal systems.
For...

Health Canada has issued a recall on Alysena 28 birth control following concerns about chipped pills.
Oral contraceptives, such as Alysena, are used for a variety reasons, including for irregular or heavy menstrual cycles, menstrual cramps, PMS, POI (Primary Ovarian...